Strange email "STMicroelectronics - Start your download"

Forum|Forum|18 days ago
May 15, 2026
7 replies
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Wasn't anywhere near ST site but got this email:

Please click on this button to start the download of the requested content:
${ctatext}

Was this a test gone wrong? Did anyone else get it? Do I need to contact support?

Just posting here in case anyone else got it.

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Rudy_ini

Explorer II

Same here. I just ignored it and didn't click anything

Laurids_PETERSEN

Community Manager

Hi @digitaltoast,

Thanks for reporting this to us.
I checked in with the respective team and indeed this mail was sent due to a technical issue.

My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Best regards,
Laurids

Peter BENSCH

Technical Moderator

@digitaltoast @Rudy_ini

The email that was sent in error (I also received it), contained only a mangled URL with no real destination, so after double-checking I can confirm it is indeed harmless.

However, I agree that it looked like a phishing email, and for that we sincerely apologise.

Regards
/Peter

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saira1qau

Explorer

I also received the email, seemed like a glitch, I used the opportunity to request for STM32V8 high performance MCUs whitepaper download.

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jon-at-filtronic

Explorer

Same, on every email address of mine known to ST!

Andrew Neil

Super User

Me too!

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